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RUSSIA

Japan Times
WORLD
May 4, 2022
EU plans to ban Russian oil by the end of the year due to Ukraine invasion
The EU is also proposing to cut off Sberbank and other lenders from the SWIFT international payment system, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
May 4, 2022
Africa becomes collateral damage of Ukraine war
The continent's leaders have largely been reluctant to push back against Moscow, but their fence-sitting hasn't spared them from the invasion's fallout.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
May 4, 2022
Ukraine invasion and the implosion of history
Although Vladimir Putin's war in Ukraine has summoned memories of some of the darkest moments of the 20th century, it would be a mistake to say that history is merely repeating itself.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
May 4, 2022
U.S. says Russia has wrongfully detained WNBA's Brittney Griner
The U.S. State Department has determined that Russia has wrongfully detained American basketball player Brittney Griner, a department spokesperson said in a statement.
Japan Times
WORLD
May 4, 2022
Russia’s war has been brutal, but Putin has shown some restraint. Why?
Officials are debating the Kremlin's calculations in not trying harder to halt arms shipments. Analysts wonder whether a bigger mobilization by Moscow is on the horizon.
Japan Times
WORLD
May 4, 2022
Finland and Sweden lay groundwork for NATO membership, in major policy shift
The shift, prompted by Russia's invasion of Ukraine, has been met by repeated warnings by Moscow of 'serious consequences.'
Japan Times
WORLD
May 4, 2022
Russia seeks to annex occupied Ukraine as invasion goals shift
The Kremlin is installing occupation governments, ordering residents to use rubles and planning hastily organized referendums in some areas to open the way for full annexation.
Japan Times
WORLD
May 4, 2022
U.S. relieved as China appears to heed warnings on Russia
U.S. officials have said they remain wary about China's long-standing support for Russia, but the military and economic support that they worried about has not come to pass, for now.
Japan Times
WORLD
May 4, 2022
Javelin anti-tank missiles get Biden nod as Ukraine depletes U.S. stash
The self-guided portable missile system has proved invaluable to Ukrainian fighters, who can fire on Russian vehicles from as far as 4,000 meters away and then quickly flee.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
May 4, 2022
Russia could sell more energy to Asia, but has to slash prices
Despite the obstacles, global energy leaders are betting that Russia can find a way to export its oil and the coal, in large part because global demand remains high.
Japan Times
WORLD
May 4, 2022
Russia fires more rockets at steel plant as civilian evacuations stall
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy accused Russia of breaching agreements to pause fighting long enough to allow vulnerable civilians to be moved to safety.
Japan Times
WORLD
May 3, 2022
They fell deeply in love in Bucha. One Russian bullet ended it all.
Iryna Abramova has lost almost everything: her husband, her home, three of her four pets; her life savings, in cash, turned to ash.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
May 3, 2022
Russia’s sunken warship is a warning to all navies
Poor design and a lack of experienced sailors likely doomed the Moskva, but the incident exposed the vulnerabilities of U.S. ships as well.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
May 3, 2022
Russia’s dolphin guards are part of a long tradition
Satellite photos show that Russia is using dolphins to protect its ships in harbor. It's part of a long tradition of militiaries using animals for specialized duties.
Japan Times
WORLD
May 3, 2022
Russia swerves to avoid default: What's next?
Russia's $40 billion in international bonds and the chance of a default have become the focus of global financial markets since it was hit with sanctions.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
May 3, 2022
As war in Ukraine drags on, India walks a fine line between Moscow and Washington
By taking a neutral stance on the war, experts and a former Indian ambassador say that New Delhi has only one country's interests in mind: India's.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
May 3, 2022
Why Putin wants to destroy Ukraine
For Vladimir Putin and the elite around him, the war against Ukraine is a civil war, a struggle for the very idea of Russia and for the rightness of its history as they define it.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
May 3, 2022
Weighing the cost of short-term expedients against long-term necessities
It is becoming clear that the world's policymakers are caught in a dreadful confusion: a confusion between short-term fixes or long-term necessities.
JAPAN / FOCUS
May 2, 2022
Ukraine war pushes revision of Japan's Constitution into the spotlight
With more LDP lawmakers calling for changes and the public taking a greater interest in the issue, Kishida has been forced to address the topic ahead of July's Upper House election.
China seizes disputed reef near key Philippine military outpost
China Coast Guard officers unfurl a national flag on Sandy Cay reef, near the Philippine-held Thitu Island, in disputed waters of the South China Sea this month in this screen shot taken from Chinese state broadcaster CCTV.
If the 'Big One' hits, this city could face a 31-meter-high tsunami
A small shrine perched atop rocks braves the waves hitting the shoreline during a storm in Shimoda, Shizuoka Prefecture. The area is under threat of a possible 31-meter-high tsunami if an earthquake strikes the nearby Nankai Trough.
California says it overtakes Japan to become world’s No. 4 economy
Vehicles travel along the 110 freeway in downtown Los Angeles. California's GDP has overtaken Japan's to become the world's fourth largest economy, according to the U.S. state.
Arunima Mazumdar: ‘Japanese literature has a niche but deeply engaged readership in India’
Arunima Mazumdar, a New Delhi-based communications professional, began sharing her love of Japanese literature online in 2022. The platform has grown into a robust community known as Dokusha Book Club.
Counting the reasons why there are so few American cars in Japan
Tesla's store in Tokyo's Shibuya district. While sales of American cars in Japan appear to be shrinking, Tesla's presence in the country is growing.
Shohei Ohtani's example could change Japan's views on paternity leave
Shohei Ohtani and Mamiko Tanaka announced the birth of their first child on April 19.
Counting the reasons why there are so few American cars in Japan
Tesla's store in Tokyo's Shibuya district. While sales of American cars in Japan appear to be shrinking, Tesla's presence in the country is growing.
Nearly half of workers in Japan engage in ‘quiet quitting’
"Quiet quitting" is most common among the younger generation, with 46.7% of respondents to a survey in their 20s identifying with the practice, reflecting a less-motivated workforce more focused on work-life balance.
U.S. secretary of the navy weighs ‘dual-use’ shipbuilding with Japan
John Phelan at a Senate confirmation hearing for U.S. secretary of the navy in Washington in February
Expo '25 gives the world a masterclass in mascots
2025 Osaka Expo mascot Myaku-Myaku dances on the stage during the event's official opening ceremony on April 12.

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A small shrine perched atop rocks braves the waves hitting the shoreline during a storm in Shimoda, Shizuoka Prefecture. The area is under threat of a possible 31-meter-high tsunami if an earthquake strikes the nearby Nankai Trough.
If the 'Big One' hits, this city could face a 31-meter-high tsunami
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